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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Sunday, April a, 1887.
A WEST SIDE LAMENT.

A half dozen years ago II was claimed
that Montana supported more news
papers to its population than any other
commonwealth on earth, and it was .
noted fact that its publications. as a
rule, were OF q much higher standard
than were to be found 10 any older
states. The people they represented
were q liberal, highminded class. and
prided themselves on using only the
best Of everything; and demanded first
class newspapers rs well, and their
demand was cheerrully. acjeeded to
and paid for accordingly. On the sd.
vent of railroads came a large influx Of
population imoued with states ideas
q. of retrenchments aud reform, and D de-
mand was Immediately set up for
lower prices. This meant u cheaper
article. A large number OF our terri
torial bushes. men fell into line, IN.
Guiding mary Of our publishers. Mer.
chant. shipped n cheaper class ofgoods
and soli them lower, and newspaper
men reduced their price ofsubssription
and advertising, and to make eud-
meet oon drlfted into the Cheap
John lodges res0rted to by second
class states prints, and to-day two.
thirds Of our Montana journals have
d~eteriorsted into one horse patent and
plate concerns, the editing of which is
done with a saw aud file. the matter
being foreign to u territory. But
the end is not yet. Not satisfied with
this state OF affairs our recent legisla-
ture has enacted a printing law reduc.
ing the price Of legal printing fifty
per cent. and specifying n count which
will of it-eif reduce the price fully
thirty per cent more aud a. n number
of our territorial printing HOUSES have
derived their principal support from
the county work, must look for still u
greater reduction In the quality of our
papers, slnce thty must rtduce expen-
ses in proportion As they lose patronage
in order to keep moving. In our own
q We have nothing to lose by the
new law. We have never been de-
pendent upon the public pap for
support aud the change in the Law can.
not affect US. We have, all these
years, done "A large share OF the county
printing Tor nothing, and law that
will allow any pay for it il better for
Us than none at all, though take the
territory over there i, nc doubt but
that the new measure is u direct thrust
at the printing houses, aud IL bound to
result IN u further deterioration Of the
Montana ress.-Husbandman.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
The Englishman's Way.

The English take their pleasures sadly"
somebody remarked once, and the saving
has passed into a proyerh which the Eng
lish themselves appear to accept. Think
it is very untrue. 1t is like Sydney
Smiths libel on the Scottish race. II re-
quires M surgical operation Ia get a joke
into a Scotchman's head. lie may not
roar till the hills echo, nor shoot a person
who will not laugh with him. as they do
in Texas, hut his quiet enjoyment of a
good joke is none the lsss appreciative on
that account. am beginning 10 think
that the English know how to enjoy
themselves better than almost II other
nation. An Englislman doesn't make
an exhibition of his enioyment.-Luke
Sharp in Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
A Government Clerks pcnmnnship.

The most accomplished pcnwoman or
penman among the $4,000 and mo gov
eminent clerks is Mrs. Helen VI. Avery,
Of the interior department. Her chirog-
raphy is Il model of uniformity and clear
ness. She is also a clever pen and ink
artist. \ head of TaSso drawn by her a
few years ago is said by connoisseurs to
be equal to the finest steel engraving.
She does her work rapidly, and apparently
without effort. Her duties occupy about
two hours a day. The rest Of the time
she occupirsas She chonses. Her position
in the department is surpassed 10 he rs
near an approach to a life tenure as the
most successful government cmploye can
hope TO obtain. Her salary is $1,000
per annum Boston Transcript.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

APRoPos Of the real estate boom in
the west, they tell in Kansas City Of a
man who offered another 5000 for a
parcel OF land. The owner accepted
and the buyer handed out a silver dol.
lar TO bind the bargain and sfterward
gave notes for three, six and nine
months. Before the first note became
due he had sold more than enough Of
the land TO take up all of the notes.
and up to dat. he has realized more
than $3.50, 900 from the sale of lots, and
still owns half of the original parcel.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

The prisoners in the jail have a peculiar
superstition regarding IN If the stone in
the Jail floor. II j. down on the east side,
and in the morning about exercise hour
the sun falls straight upon it. The super
stitious ones believe that when one Of the
men charged with murder steps on that
stone it indicates in some way. supposedly
by a change Of color. whether the man
will be hung or not. | have been in
formed that It's a sure sign. and that
the indication has never once been found
to he wrong. The negroes believe that
every man at whose step that stone
changed To dark color went out in the
back yard. which means that he WAS
hung. -Jailcr in Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

A SCHENECTADY newspaper tells OF
a man who came to that city and went
10 the theatre. In the middle Of an act
in a most pathetic scene he suddenly
slapped his leg vigorously, and, ex-
claiming at the top Of his voice, by
the great horn spoon, I gave that man
at the door a $50 bill shot out Of his
seat and made for the box Office.
There he found an honest ticket seller
and the change he had forgotten to
take when he bought his ticket.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

While Gen. Lee was president Of Wash
ington college, a visitor asked how a GER
tain student was getting on.
''He is a quiet, orderly young man,"
answered the president, but he seems
very careful not TO injure the health Of
his fathers son. He got last month only
forty on his Greek, thirty-iiye on his
mathematics, forty-seven on his Latin,
and fifty ON his English, which is a very
low standing. as 100 is our maximum,
Now, ] do not want our young men to in
juretheir health. but / wish them 10 come
as near il as possible. Youths Com
panion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Thousands of Unhappy Women.

Women. rs a rule. are ashamed 10 let
it he known that they work for money.
To employ them assumes a quasi charita-
BILE aspect quite detrimental To success,
which very greatly increases the difficult
ties of the position. 1t cannot lie too
strongly insisted upon that honest labor,
conscientiously performed, is a matter
for pride. and that until all namby Iamby
ideas to the contrary are swept away it
will be impossible 10 help women in the
battle Of life. There are thousands Of
unhappy wOmen who are fruitlcssly
looking for the same thing-a comforta-
bic home, good salary and nothing to do.
London Queen.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Test for the Best Ivory.

There is a fact but little known which
well illustrates the ravages rats a infiict
on n hard substance by their little, sharp
teeth. Many of the elephants tusks im-
ported into London are found to have
their surfaces grooved into small burrows
Of unequal length and depth, as though
cut out by a very sharp edged instru-
ment. No mar would take the trouble
To do this 50 carefully, but the rat has
found ont the tusks which contain the
most gelatine-a most delicious morsel
for his Ialate-and he gnaws away as
much rs suits him and leaves the rest for
the ivory worker, who is neither unable
nor unwilling toproft by the fact marked
by the rats teeth. The ivory which con-
tains a large amount of gelatine is softer
and more elastic than that which does
not. and ms elasticity is the thing needful
for billiard balls, he selects this rat
gnawed ivory. and turns it into beautiful
elastic spheres, to be used upon the finest
billiard tables. The elasticity of some of
these balls is SO great that, when thrown
forcibly on a hard floor, they will re-
bound To the height Of three or four feet.
Boston Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
MARYLAND. NV Maryland"

James X. Randall, the southern poet
who wrote the stirring wa lyric, Mary.
land. Ny Maryland" turns out to have
been inspired by Cupid no less than
Mars. He loved one Of the beauties for
which Baltimore is famous while q
student at the Georgetown college, just
before the war, and she awakened the
enthusiasm that made him write his inn
mortal poem a few months later.-Cbi-
capo Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
vibrations of Earthquakes.

In a rough sketch Of the present
knowledge Of earthquakes, Professor @.
ii. Darwin says that the vibration Of
severe shocks, even, are very short. One
Of a quarter Of an inch is sufficient 10
sbatter brick and stone chimneys. Data
indicate that the initial point Of disturb
ance is. as a rule. heal the surface Of the
earth, ranging from n and a half to
seven miles below. In rare instances this
has been excelled. -Frank Leslle's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Spido.s at the Capitol.

Washington spiders have discovered
that game is plentiful near the electric
lights which illuminate the public build
ing. In consequence their webs arc 10
thick and numerous that portions of the
architectural ornamentation are no longer
visible and when torn down by the wind.
or when they fall from decay. the refuse
gives a dingy and dirty appearance to
everything il comes in ontac with. Not
only this. hut these Adventures take pos
session Of the portion Of the ceiling of any
room which receives the Illumination
Science.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

Stcatite has been recommended as a
dentifrice by VI. Paul Nigier. who has
discovered that 1t prevents the formation
Of tartar. His tooth powder contains:
Powdered neutrality-suspicious. .G0grammcs;
dried alum or cream Of tartar, 5grammes:
powdered cochincal. 10 grammes; es,
scnce Of peppermint or other perfume,
20 drops.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Of I ~ To Nan,

II seems strange that out II more than
100000 SPECIES 81 plants known to
botanistS only about go species have
been put 10 use by man; yet this propor-
ton is much greater than in the animal
world, from which only some 200 species
have been selected, while the animal
kingdom rcckons millions Of species
BROOKLYN Eagle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

AT q recent public gathering in
Woonsocket, in answer to an inquiry
~ to the object Of the meeting. a rep.
business man answered: 1T IL to Sc
cure harmony among u people
There are two factions here that are
pulling each others hair like the,
and the business interests Of the town
are dormant.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

Ten days ago an East Saginaw wild.
over sought and found a servant
through an intelligence office. The
girl was good looking, Understood her
duties, and tried TO please. Saturday
the employer married her, and he /.
Of the opinion that he's the happiest
fellow In the Saginaw valley. But so
ciety In Saginaw il awfully shocked.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Managing q Railroad.

Senator Stanford manages the Central
Pacific by receiving every day in WASH
ington a telegraph report half a column
or more in length from his representa-
tivcs in California. Every evening lie
sends OF a telegram equally minute Civ
ing his directions in detail.-Chicago
Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Property Owners I'm Prussia,

In Prussia more than one-half Of the
country is owned by people whose yearly
income ranges from 1925 TO s412, and
IS per cent. Of the property is owned by
those who are comparatively poor.-Chi-
cago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

A Frenchman estimates that in a life
Of fifty years n man sleeps away G,0O0
days, walks 800 days, and the rest Of the
time feeds and fuses.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

The latest woman in America is Han
nah Battersby, who weighs 72s pounds
and is "A years old. She eats a pound
Of candy daily.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

Queen Kapiolani, o. the Hawaiian
Kingdom, accompanied by Princess
Lilinokalani and q number Of high
oficials, IL in San Francisco.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24

No monument TO Garibaldi has yet been
erected at Naples. It is now proposed to
place n on the heights Of st. Elmo,
where it can he seen from all parts of the
city.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
s. GORDON.
W.. d. KNIG

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contracted BY any OF the eiLp.oyes ~ said paper or,
sehsn, will be recognized unless accompanies >. 4
written order signed b" the publisher or business
manager.
9 sponsible for any Of the opinions or uttsrances Of
IL corr respondents.
Notice Is hereby given to all concerned that THE
YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL holds the contract from
the r,veruor Of Montana, TO do all printing and
advertising, OF whatever nature ehargeable TO Gus.
tar county and is also the designated and only
paper in Custer county In which services by pub
ticstion can he legally made. Legal notices pub
lishsd in other papers Of Custer county, are roia
ana worthless. As has been decided by the courts Of
Montana
AL letters and communication containing mat.
Ter intenaed for publication in this paper, should
b addressed 10 The yellowstone JOURNAL.
aud the name Of the writer must be given 10 insure
attention.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-24
Hard times bring low prices.
1000 pairs Of Children's and Misses
Shoes for $500 cash. per pair: do
not fail to buy az we offer this bar
cain for Il short time.
First Publication, April 2, 1857
Notice Of Final Proof.

Notice of Final Proof.
Land Office at Miles City, NJ. T.,
April /, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention 10 make
final proof in support OF his claim and secure final
entry thereof OH the 9Th day Of MAY, lssT. at 10
o'clock, a, m viz;
ErGENE II. JOHNSON,
%. 6. No. SOT, for the sFh SEA Of Fec. q, Eh
SEL Of sec. 81, and sWk NwK Of Sc. 81, TIP.
nesses, viz; 4. u. Graham, n. W. upple-, Pow
derville, George sbeetk. snd George Carpenter,
Miles City, all Of Custer County, NJ. I,
The testimony OF the witnesses 10 lie taken be-
fore the Register and Receiver u. :. Land Office,
at Miles City, N. !. A. GROVER
Register,
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
SPORTS OF THE SEASON.
Baseball Personalities.

Brown has been given an unconditional
release. Brown can play ball, and he will
prove this to the management that en-
cages him. Beecher, who took his place,
Is below bin in fielding and the two tie in
batting. Brown has received no offers as
yet.
The Phillies have let number OF good
men 20, but manage to pick up good men
to make up for II. Witness Builnton,
Cunning, Casey, Mcguire, Wood, Irwin and
others,
The next time Gilmore gets In n hit the
Washington team will strike Chronicle
Telegraph,
Moifett of indianapolis has great conf
tcrCc In his pitching ability. In his letter
to Glasscock just before he was signed, he
said, 81 can pitch good ball. | know it,"
MoGeachy is still on the suspended list,
sud Nr. FOgel says he proposes to keep
hin there un,ll he repents his ofrense The
-tycre dtciplining OF Hackett aud
NCGtachy has had wholesome effect on
the other players, and Mr.. Fogel now has
he team under perfect control.
Boston is very sore over those defeats by
We" York. Here are some gems from the
Bsold.
As a coacher Of umpires, Ewing is a
great suCCess.h
The Bostors can't beat the New Yorks
and the umpire too"
The New York's uniforms looks anything
Tut gilt edged.
jim Whitney has batting average OF POS.
The Phillies always beat US In the extra
Inning atnes.
rIttsburg has sixth place now and is
able to keep II,
pe'r.it's victory yesterday secures her
,hc lead for awhile
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17

the first Of next month. lie said he
had been running a long time, and he
had gotten himself so fixed now that he
could leave.
a man who was In the house said be
had been railroading for the last thirty
years, and that he had been in many
accidents, hut never before in his life
had he witnessed such complete
wreck.
what Former Fireman to Engineer
iifosin- Says.
Wm. II. Rollins Of S31 Second street
was just sitting down TO breakfast this
morning, when he heard four toots on
The whistle of the ill.fated train to clear
the "I."
Almost Immediately the distress
whistle was blown, and Mr.. Rollins re.
marked TO his wife that there was go.
ing To be IN accident.
There was crash, and Mrs. Rollins,
vino was looking across the street, cX
clnimcd: "My God, Bill, look here ~
When he looked out he saw the terrible
wreck.
II used to fire for poor Ham. Bro.
sius, said Rollins to CRIrIC man.
THE DISTRESS WHISTLE BLOWN.
"Just as soon as heard the distress
whistle / knew there would be an acci
dent. They were late, and they were
coming In at 60 miles an hour.
"The air brakes would not work, and
he blew the distress for his crew to
put the hand brakes on, and some pco.
pie think they had time to get them on,
but 1t seems they did not. D."
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
HOW 1T OCCURRED.
A Witness OF the Accident Tells wha,
She Saw.

Mrs. Ellen Dent, in whose house thr
engineer died, was seen by CRIrIC re
porter, and when asked to tell what she
knew of the accident, said
"Just little before o'olock-per.
haps it was half past six-I went to the
stable TO get some wood for my fire
While | was picking up the wood
heard The train coming, 1t was making
"A irightful noise. felt right away
that something dreadful had happened
On opening the stable door my eyes
were blinded by the smoke, steam aud
mud, could not see my house, ali
didn't know which way to turn.
II just screamed from fright.
thought my house was destroyed
When | finally got inside found tue
room filled with water and mud. Every
thing had was ruined. Come In the
house and you can see for yourself"
The Critic followed Mrs. Dent into
the house. Here scene of complete
chaos presented itself to view. The
lOnrs were covered with thick
muddy wafer, aud the walls were be
spaltefed with the same.
Nv b'i bD lHb Nluh'". N'll
tinWed Mrs. Dent. "is where my son
Tommy was sleeping, heard him
scream, and when ] reached him he
was covered with the muddy water
lie was slightly scalded. The poor Gu.
gineer, when they brought him in, was
pitiiul sight TO behold, 1t would have
caused tears to flow from the stoutest
heart lie was scalded from head to
foot. Ills face was like lobster. Aud
his eyes | never see the like of 'em
before.
"lIc lived two hours by the clock.
I'm glad he was single man.
The body of the dead engineer was
removed from the murgue to Joseph
Lees undertaking establishment on the
Avenue TO be prepared for burial.
Only few days ago Engineer Bro.
sius told Baltimore aud Ohio detective
that he was going to leave the road ON
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17

would take, If any. lie said that de-
pended somewhat on the action Of the
coroner's jury.
"But you are not going TO let It rest
thcreT inquired the reporter.
at will probably bc.brought TO the
attention of the grand jury" he re.
piled.
He stated that we will have no grand
jury until September. however. When
told that the public was indignant that
such state Of affairs should be allowed
to exist in the city, he said he had heard
Il great deal OF complaint himself.
Mr.. Northlngton was not inclined TO
discuss the subject, but he said If the
Coroner's jury does not find some one
culpably negligent, then the grand
jury will have TO take up the work.
He said the Coroner's jury should make
u thorough and searching investiga.
tion.
Mr. Hugh 7. Taggart, the ex District
Attorney, who has resigned ten.
poratily, was with Mr.. Worthlngton
ut the wreck. He said to CmTIC
man that this, with the previous
disaster, has demonstrated that the
present steam railroad arrangements of
the city are defective and there should
be change. He thought prosecutions
should follow for criminal negligence.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
THE COLORADO SCARE.
Intense Excitement in the White
River Country.
THE SITUATION CRITICAL
sheriff Kendall in Need OF Reinforce.
mcnts and Supplies.

DENVER, Col, Aug. IA Rocky
Mountain Ncrs correspondent tclc.
graphs from Glenwood Springs Tho
following information received from
Meeker by courier
Van Chief, the courier whom General
Wet sent out to find Sheriff Kendall ar
Rived this Tuesday morning, having rid
den from kendall's camp, near Thornburg's
cattle grounds, in less than thirteen hours,
distance Of l05 miles, Forty OF Keudils
III, n weakened atd deserted him, leaving
him only fifteen men. lie is greatly re.
ductd. His horses are worn out aud he Is
working toward Metker for assistance aud
supplies.
Tie mesferger rays the Utcs ore coming
up from the reservation aud Augustine's
baud from Douglass Creek.
The wurtt has been realized aud the clti-
lens Of Garfield County are wrought iutO
the highest pitch Of excitement over the
feet that the whole White River Country IS
swafminG with Indians, aud that an attack
by them Is imminent on all the ranches
lying away from Mceker
The condition Of affairs at Meeker at this
writing, a. IN. Tuesday, shows fever
heat. The most thorough Preparations are
being made, aud II the Indians should at
tack they Will meet warm reception.
Sheriff Kendall Is expected back to-day aud
other ranchmen living on the river will
soon follow aud concentrate the forces here,
where there will he at least 295 men by
Wednesday morning
Courlers have been sent to notify the set
tiers 10 the small towns In the vicinity OF
Neeker. II battle occurs the difficulty
will not be settled IN day or In week
aud 1t appears essential to have troop:
equipped with suitable arms aud provision,
iOr Hu extended campaign. The country IL
which the campaign will be conducted 4
favorable to the Utes, Is over 3 900 sqlir,
miles In area aud is probably the mos
broken and irregular surficc In the State.
Harry Gofl, the cowboy who was sen
| by Sheriff Kendall with dispatch Il
| General West, and who IL was feared had
been killed by the Utes, arrived here Mon
| day night after a hard ride. The message 1:
rs follows:
Van Clief has just arrived and delivereJ
| your message. In reply | will say that ",
cannot get to talk with the utes at all
| Every time we 20 near them they shout u
| us and will not start toward the reservation
but have gone up on the mountains II
my opinion we have got to fight II eaI
| get arms, ammunition aud outfit for l0
men | can settle the matter In fifteen o.
twenty days, but | am sure In my own mint
they will not 20 without trouble.
j. Z. KENDALL,
Sheriff.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17

presentment of his face In print, aud
the best laid plans have fallen through.
But a certain New York artist who
armed himself with sketch book, a
pencil and "fake" picture Of the
youthful financier that had appeared
In morning paper, and went forth the
other day, determined "to do or die"
was more successful, and the cut that
appears with this writing is the result
of his endeavors. Arrived at Mr..
Ives office, he was met In an ante
room by darky porter, to whom the
flake" portrait aforesaid was shown.
"Does that look like Mr.. lves?'
queried the artist.
mot much, sah," answered the son
of Ham, "sn' Ise VII ked foh him good
many yeahs !"
And then the negro hastened away.
Then the artist stepped inside and
put The same question to clerk near
the door.
Nav p was the answer of the clerk.
"Why. look for yourself-there he
stands -
And the artist beheld In a far cor
ner of the Office slight man of middle
height without coat and with loosened
waistcoat. His hair was light and
curly, almost to kInkiness, his eyes
cleaned behind gold bowed spectacies,
and his curling lips smiled suavely uu.
der somewhat piquant nose, while he
volubly explained to two men who
stood near that everything was all
right yet"
While the artists eye was taking all
this In his nimble fingers were trans.
ferring the outlines Of Ives smooth
shaven face TO blotter lying on the
clerks desk.
You've got itr' whispered tho
clerk, who was closely watching the
artists work. You'd better get out,
though, before he sees It."
The reading public is thoroughly
familiar with the career of Mr.. Ives,
his dealings in Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton stock and his final failure
and so no history of his financial ex
ploits Is necessary here.
He doesn't look like man who Is
harassed by carking care, and he and
his friends predict that he will soon be
on his feet again.